mop
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She says she is only supposed to mop and sanitize when there is vomit or excrement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
I mop their famous gravy with a hunk of sourdough and hear Sancho Panza in my head and I grin.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
It sold out, and Hockney began to emerge as an iconic figure with his signature bleached-blond mop, round-rimmed glasses and eye-catching sartorial style.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
"For a brief second, I thought there was someone with a squeegee mop cleaning the outside of the window. I turned around, and it was the bear's wet nose rubbing against the window."
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
And I also forced him to wipe down the tables and help me mop.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
With the pitch turning, India had fielders crowded around the bat as their spinners then mopped up the tail with England skittled for 186.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
At First Watch, by the end of Fermine’s shift at around 3 p.m., he will have washed hundreds of dishes, taken out the trash and mopped up the dish room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Large investment firms mopped up foreclosed homes after the 2008 housing crash, placing a floor on prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
England at least mopped up the tail in his absence.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026
"I wouldn't have to do this if you were around to help out. When was the last time you mopped?"
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
For Katya, a professional events organiser, the parties have stopped - and her world and life have been disrupted following the raid, trial and community service spent mopping hospital floors.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
The evening had been busy for Juan too, she recalled, including cooking tacos for the children, mopping the kitchen and reading and conversing with Kevin.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Voting trends show the BJP mopping up more than 44% of the vote this time.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
Chinese brands began to offer more advanced navigational capabilities and extra functions such as mopping, while Roombas were slow to evolve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
Yossarian could make out Major Major by his towering and lanky aloofness and thought he recognized Major Danby mopping his brow with a handkerchief.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
